Firewood holders

Abstract

A firewood holder is disclosed which is constructed of two support sections each including an elongated rung portion and two end portions extending perpendicular to the rung portions, a hinge connecting the respective free ends of the end portions, and a baseplate having a series of spaced apart grooves in its upper surface so that the rungs of the two support sections can be placed in different grooves of the baseplate to enable the firewood holder to be used to support different lengths of firewood.

I claim: 
     
       1. A firewood holder comprising two support sections each including an elongated rung portion and two end portions extending perpendicular to said rung portion and being co-planar therewith, a hinge means connecting the respective free ends of the end portions of one of said suport sections to the free ends of the end portions of the other of said support sections so that the two support sections can pivot relative to each other, and at least one baseplaste comprising a plate having a series of spaced apart grooves in the top surface thereof, said grooves being dimensioned so as to be capable of receiving the rungs of the two suport sections so that the end portions of said support sections will extend upwardly above the respective rung portions in a position suitable for retaining a stack of wood. 
     
     
       2. A firewood holder according to claim 1 wherein each said support section in constructed of a single piece of pipe. 
     
     
       3. A firewood holder according to claim 1 wherein each said support section is contructed of a single rod. 
     
     
       4. A firewood holder according to claim 1 wherein said hinge means is a section of tubing which has been slipped over the respective free ends of the end portions of said support section. 
     
     
       5. A fireplace holder according to claim 1 wherein said hinge means is a length of chain securing the respective free ends of the end portions of said support sections.